Encyclopedia of the American Civil War
Subtitle: A Political, Social, and Military History
Contributors: David Stephen Heidler (Editor); Jeanne T. Heidler (Editor); David J. Coles (Editor, Introduction)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: September 16, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2784
ISBN-13: 9780393047585
First sentence: Born 31 August 1831 in Beverly, Massachusetts, to Joseph H. and Fanny Larcom Abbot, Henry L. Abbot was descended from notable Revolutionary War veterans.